McGRATH v. GILLIS

No. 94-2443.

44 F.3d 567 (1995)

Michael McGRATH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth GILLIS, Ex-First Assistant State's Attorney, and Steven Rissman, Former Assistant State's Attorney, in their individual capacities, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. McGrath, Blue Island, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellee.

Nancy A. Berte, Office of State's Atty., (argued), Jeremy C. Schwartz, Office of State's Atty., Federal Litigation Div., John J. Murphy, Office of the State's Atty., Labor & Employment Div., Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellants.

Before RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges, and SKINNER, District Judge.


SKINNER, District Judge.

Plaintiff/appellee Michael McGrath was discharged on November 15, 1991 from his position as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Child Support Enforcement Division of the State's Attorney's Office of Cook County. McGrath then filed a three-count complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against State's Attorney Jack O'Malley, ex-First Assistant State's Attorney Kenneth Gillis, Former Assistant State's Attorney Steven Rissman, and Assistant...

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